Click on the image to enlarge. The EDM Council standard approved Data Quality Dimensions are listed below: Accuracy Completeness Conformity Consistency Coverage Timeliness Uniqueness Revision History

The Data Management Accountability Matrix is a construct for identifying the stakeholder types across the data ecosystem and the high-level roles and the relationships between the stakeholder types. Construct – a generic representation of a concept unencumbered by unique characteristics of an industry or organization. The construct is used by an organization to inform the […]

Best Practice Scribes Mark McQueen, EDM Council, Senior Advisor-DCAM Although this may differ from organization to organization, there are generally four steps that are needed to establish an effective data governance initiative. Establish the Governance Structure The governance structure objective is to identify and organize the critical stakeholders and link them to the necessary data managemen...

Best Practice Scribes Gareth Isaac, Director and Principal Consultant, Ortecha, a DCAM Authorized PartnerMark McQueen, EDM Council Senior Advisor-DCAM Business Element / Data Element Construct Diagram 1: Business Element / Data Element Construct The construct contains a business view and a technical view in relationship to each other. As depicted in the diagram, the players […]

The EDM Council generic template for positioning data management roles within an organization: Click on the image to enlarge. List of defined functional roles. Authoritative Provisioning Point Manager Business Data Stewardship Chief Data Officer Data Custodian Data Officer Data Owner Data Sponsor Executive Data Steward Metadata Manager Subject Matter Expert Technical Data Stewardship Revision Hist...

Critical Data Elements Interim Report Best Practice Scribes Mark McQueen, EDM Council, Senior Advisor-DCAMMichael Atkin, EDM Council, Strategic Advisor The issues surrounding the designation and management of critical data elements ranked as the number one priority in the 2017 benchmarking study conducted by the EDM Council. Because of its importance, we formed a working group […]

Originally Published: November 2018; Revised: March 2020 Best Practice ScribesGareth Isaac, Director and Principal Consultant, Ortecha, a DCAM Authorized PartnerMark McQueen, EDM Council, Senior Advisor-DCAM Executive Summary Objective One of the most significant regulatory directives following the 2008 financial crisis has been the introduction of the Principles for Effective Risk Data Aggregatio...